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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$292,800 Durban Open
December 11 - 14, 2013

(3) Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia

Aleksandrs Samoilovs
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 6, 1985 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Resides:

Jurmala

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

208

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$776,151.48

Janis Smedins
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 31, 1987 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kuldiga

Resides:

Kuldiga

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

169

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$695,109.35

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	105	13	5	8	6	15	0	31	2	16	2	1	3	3	US$1,131,175.00

Previous Durban Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/22-26/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	4	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	3	3	640	US$16,500.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	3	1	800	US$33,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	3	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2013	Long Beach Grand Slam	3	5	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	3	5	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	6	9	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	6	2	720	US$22,000.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	10	2	720	US$22,000.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2013	Corrientes Grand Slam	9	1	800	US$33,000.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	6	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2013	Fuzhou Open	6	17	200	US$2,300.00

Durban Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 12/12/2013	Pool C	Jonas Kissling / Mats Kovatsch, Switzerland (19, Q3)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:34
Thu, 12/12/2013	Pool C	Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Solovejs, Latvia (14)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:40
Fri, 12/13/2013	Pool C	Pawel Pelka / Dawid Popek, Poland (30)	Won 21-11, 18-21, 15-13	0:52
Sat, 12/14/2013	Winner 2	Andy Ces / Edouard Rowlandson, France (11)	Won 21-12, 21-12	0:37
Sat, 12/14/2013	Winner 3	Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (13)	Won 15-21, 21-18, 15-6	1:06
Sat, 12/14/2013	Semi-Finals	Bruno Schmidt / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2)	Won 28-26, 21-14	0:47
Sat, 12/14/2013	Gold Medal	Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Solovejs, Latvia (14)	Won 15-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:51

Head to Head Results
Samoilovs/Smedins lead the series against the field 12-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 2-3
12/14/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Schmidt/Solberg	2	28-26, 21-14	0:47
10/12/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-15, 20-22, 15-12	0:53
6/16/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Schmidt/Solberg	4	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	21-19, 21-12	0:41
5/26/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Schmidt/Solberg	4	14-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:51
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Schmidt/Solberg	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	22-24, 33-31, 15-11	1:03
Trail the series against # 5 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 0-1
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ranghieri/Tomatis	31, Q22	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	15-21, 27-25, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # 7 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 1-0
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Hatch/Redmann	26, Q7	21-18, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Ces/Rowlandson, France 1-0
12/14/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Ces/Rowlandson	11	21-12, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 1-0
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Mullner/Wutzl	43	21-23, 22-20, 21-19	1:04
Lead the series against # 13 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
12/14/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	13	15-21, 21-18, 15-6	1:06
Lead the series against # 14 Plavins/Solovejs, Latvia 2-0
12/14/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Gold Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Plavins/Solovejs	14	15-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:51
12/12/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Plavins/Solovejs	14	21-15, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 19, Q3 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-0
12/12/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kissling/Kovatsch	19, Q3	21-15, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 21, Q5 Eglseer/Koraimann, Austria 1-0
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Eglseer/Koraimann	29, Q7	21-18, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against # 24, Q7 Chen/Li, China 1-0
4/24/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Chen/Li	22	21-19, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 30 Pelka/Popek, Poland 1-0
12/13/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Pelka/Popek	30	21-11, 18-21, 15-13	0:52